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Audience 9.3 - This is a rock and roll show the way it used to be..and I mean WAY used to be! So the experience is well worth checking out especially because this tape captured lightning in a bottle in a very good way. Atmosphere combined with great sound you cannot go wrong here. Stray Cats Nassau Coliseum Uniondale, NY November 25, 1982 01 -Introduction 02 -Your Baby Blues 03 -Double Talkin’ Baby 04 -Rumble In Brighton 05 -Drink That Bottle Down 06 -Build For Speed 07 -Rev It Up And Go 08 -C’mon Everybody 09 -Stray Cat Strut 10 -Lonely Summer Nights 11 -Fishnet Stockings 12 -Rock This Town 13 -Runaway Boys 14 -Can’t Hurry Love -
Soundboard 9.2 - This was a highlight year in a career full of many highlights. A new album (which although recorded in 2010 did not see official release until recently) that Prince obviously felt good about and his playing and professionalism here on full display is just amazing. PRINCE The '20Ten' Tour La Citadelle Arras, France 9th July 2010 Disc 1 1. Intro (incl. Venus De Milo) (4:31) 2. Let's Go Crazy (3:46) 3. Delirious (4:56) 4. Let's Go Crazy (reprise) (1:52) 5. 1999 (4:13) 6. Little Red Corvette (6:13) 7. Take Me With U (2:49) 8. Guitar (incl. Hot Summer) (6:46) 9. Controversy (incl. Love Rollercoaster) (5:29) 10. Sexy Dancer - Le Freak (2:04) 11. Controversy (reprise) (1:04) 12. Angel (7:55) 13. Nothing Compares 2 U (6:01) Disc 2 1. Mountains (2:36) 2. Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground) (1:10) 3. Everyday People (2:18) 4. I Want To Take You Higher (6:09) 5. Alphabet St. (9:09) 6. Kiss (5:30) 7. Purple Rain (12:30) 8. Dance (Disco Heat) (incl. Everybody Loves Me intro) (9:57) 9. Peach (7:19) 10. Ol' Skool Company - Also Sprach Zarthustra (6:23) 11. Forever In My Life (6:18) 12. 7 (1:21) 13. 'Let Go, Let God' (outro) (5:18) -
Audience 8.7/8.8 - A little fluctuation but not much, mainly due to at times where the recording sounds a little further away probably due to taper hiding his gear. A very lively show, you can tell this is at a time when Prince mania was at a real high level (especially considering this was New Year's Eve!). Fun to reminisce… Prince Reunion Arena Dallas, TX December 31, 1984 Disc 1 01. LET'S GO CRAZY 02. DELIRIOUS 03. 1999 04. LITTLE RED CORVETTE 05. YANKEE DOODLE DANDY 06. FREE 07. TAKE ME WITH U 08. SOMETHING IN THE WATER (DOES NOT COMPUTE) 09. HOW COME U DON'T CALL ME ANYMORE 10. DIRTY MIND 11. I WANNA BE YOUR LOVER 12. DO ME, BABY 13. TEMPTATION 14. LET'S PRETEND WE'RE MARRIED 15. INTERNATIONAL LOVER 16. FATHER'S SONG 17. GOD 18. COMPUTER BLUE 19. DARLING NIKKI 20. THE BEAUTIFUL ONES 21. WHEN DOVES CRY 22. I WOULD DIE 4 U Disc 2 23. BABY I'M A STAR 24. AULD LANG SYNE 25. PURPLE RAIN -
Delaware 1985 Soundboard 9.3 Nice to hear this period of Trower with a good, punchy board tape that does present a minimal amount of hiss (evident between songs) but other than that not much to complain about. W. Hollywood 1990 Soundboard 9.2 Technically speaking this would rate much higher as it is what one would call a “pristine” board tape. Yes it sounds crystal clear and Robin is literally singing in your ear (a bit much perhaps), but the rating reflects what I personally consider to be a downside of board tapes…the lack of atmosphere and reliance on perfect mix. This was probably mixed for the benefit of what was coming from the stage and not for the sake of the recording being made. It’s a reference tape is what it is. Contrast this to the next show in the set and you’ll begin to understand why I always say a great audience tape beats a board tape. Karlsruhe 2009 Audience 9.5 This show gets a stellar rating because while it is not technically a superior recording (mainly due to the very slight amount of overdrive) it represents most of what I love about great audience recordings. This recording captures the lightning into a bottle so to speak. The fact that there is just a slight bit of overdriven energy (for lack of a more technical term) or lets call it “saturation” for the sake of the audiophiles out there – either way the point is that this recording will get more repeat plays than the board tapes in this set. Robin Trower Three Decades 1985-2009 Disc 1 The Stone Balloon Newark,Delaware,U.S.A. 1985-07-24 01 -Too Rolling Stoned 02 -Into Money 03 -Keeping A Secret 04 -Day Of The Eagle 05 -Bridge Of Sighs 06 -None But The Brave Musicians Robin Trower - Guitar Dave Bronze - Bass & Vocals Martin Clapson - Drums Disc 2 The Roxy West Hollywood CA. March 25th 1990 01 -Intro 02 -Too Rolling Stoned 03 -Rock Me Baby 04 -Sea Of Love 05 -Day Of The Eagle 06 -Bridge Of Sighs 07 -Turn The Volume Up Disc 3 08 -No Time 09 -Ev'ry Body's Watching You 10 -Daydream 11 -Tear It Up 12 -Natural Fact 13 -Little Bit Of Sympathy 14 -The Ring 15 -Extermination Blues THE BAND Robin Trower guitar Davey Pattison vocals Glenn Letsch bass Dee Johnson drums Disc 4 Jack Bruce & Robin Trower Karlsruhe (GER) Tollhaus 2009-02-25 01 - Seven Moons 02 - Lives Of Clay 03 - Distant Places Of The Heart 04 - Sunshine Of Your Love 05 - Carmen (New song, unreleased) 06 - She's The One 07 - We're Going Wrong 08 - So Far To Yesterday Disc 5 09 - Just Another Day 10 - Perfect Place 11 - Bad Case Of Celebrity 12 - The Last Door 13 - Come To Me 14 - I'm Home 15 - White Room 16 - Politician Musicians: Jack Bruce: b, v Robin Trower: g Gary Husband: dr -
Soundboard 9.4 - Sharp attacking and brilliant. This is how I want to hear my Zappa! Frank Zappa Stadio Comunale Pistoia, Italy 1982 07 08 Disc 1 01 Crowd~Tuning~False Start 02 The Mammy Anthem 03 Band Introductions (I Left My Heart In San Francisco, La Donna E' Mobile) 04 You Are What You Is 05 Mudd Club 06 The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing 07 Drowning Witch (Octandre) 08 Envelopes 09 We're Turning Again 10 Alien Orifice 11 Harder Than Your Husband 12 Bamboozled By Love 13 Let's Move To Cleveland Disc 2 14 Tinsel Town Rebellion (Volare) 15 Approximate (Staying Alive) 16 Cosmik Debris (Volare) 17 City Of Tiny Lights (incl. Summertime) 18 A Pound For A Brown 19 It Ain't Necessarily The Saint James Infirmary 20 Tell Me You Love Me 21 Sofa 22 encore break 23 No No Cherry 24 The Man From Utopia Meets Mary Lou 25 encore break #2 26 Camarillo Brillo 27 Muffin Man 28 The Illinois Enema Bandit Line Up FZ Steve Vai Ray White Scott Thunes Chad Wackerman Ed Mann Tommy Mars Bobby Martin -
Los Angeles 1984 Soundboard 9.7 - A great one here! Crisp sounding and a beautiful mix especially how the drums sound and all the vocals even backing vocals are clearly audible. Worcester 1984 Audience 8.8 - This is not a bad tape, but it is not recorded close to the mains so it does sound somewhat distant. The music is clear and not muddy but lacks that depth your ears crave. What it does highlight is the vocals which really project, keyboards sound comparatively good too, and the recording does improve somewhat throughout the performance sounding a little fuller as it goes along. Again, not a bad one and worthy of your time but on this 2 show set (From One End To The Other) the LA show is the better by far. Frank Zappa From One End To The Other Disc 1 The Palace Theater Los Angeles, CA July 21st, 1984 1. -Treacherous Cretins 2. -Montana 3. -Easy Meat 4. -Carolina Hardcore Ecstasy 5. -Advance Romance 6. -He's So Gay 7. -Bobby Brown 8. -Keep It Greasey 9. -Honey Don't You Want A Man Like Me 10. -Carol You Fool Disc 2 11. -Chana In De Bushwop 12. -Let's Move To Cleveland 13. -Tinseltown Rebellion 14. -Oh No 15. -Son Of Orange County 16. -More Trouble Every Day 17. -Penguin In Bondage 18. -Hot Plate Heaven At The Green Hotel 19. -Jungle Boogie 20. -The Closer You Are - Johnny Darling 21. -No No Cherry Disc 3 E.M. Loew's Theatre Worcester, MA October 25, 1984 Early Show 01 Zoot Allures 02 Tinsel Town Rebellion 03 More Trouble Every Day 04 Penguin In Bondage 05 Hot Plate Heaven At The Green Hotel 06 Lucille Has Messed My Mind Up 07 Bamboozled By Love 08 Cocaine Decisions 09 Nig Biz 10 Outside Now Disc 4 11 Be In My Video 12 I’m The Slime 13 Montana 14 Easy Meat 15 Joe’s Garage 16 Why Does It Hurt When I Pee? 17 Little Girl Of Mine 18 The Closer You Are 19 No No Cherry 20 Cosmik Debris 21 The Illinois Enema Bandit Lineup: Frank Zappa, Ike Willis, Ray White, Scott Thunes, Chad Wackerman, Alan Zavod, Bobby Martin, Napoleon Murphy Brock -
Soundboard 9.8 - A soundboard that captures lightning in a bottle! So it’s near perfect in balance, and nicely widen open in dynamics while at the same time leaving intact some of the open stadium atmospherics (most notable in between songs or during announcements). Either way you slice it this is a truly great recording and performance that every collector would want in the collection. Genesis Ibirapuera Stadium Sao Paulo, Brazil May 21, 1977 Disc 1 101 Squonk 7:13 102 One For The Vine 11:17 103 Robbery, Assault & Battery 6:46 104 Inside And Out 7:51 105 Firth Of Fifth 9:19 106 Carpet Crawlers 6:33 107 ... In That Quiet Earth > 4:41 108 Afterglow 4:25 109 I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe) 8:28 Disc 2 201 Eleventh Earl Of Mar 9:39 202 Supper's Ready 25:09 203 Dance On A Volcano > Drum Duet > 5:07 204 Los Endos 6:21 205 The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway > The Musical Box (closing section) 7:55 -
Audience 9.6 - A beautiful, lush and atmospheric document. I love the stereo separation here, it’s a sound field that envelopes you in a way that makes you feel you are sitting in the first row staring up at the band. This is a must have without question! Frank Zappa Leroy Theatre Pawtucket, RI 23 October 1977 Early show Disc 1 01 -Intro 02 -Peaches En Regalia 03 -The Torture Never Stops 04 -Tryin' To Grow A Chin 05 -City Of Tiny Lights 06 -A Pound For A Brown 07 -Bobby Brown 08 -Conehead 09 -Flakes 10 -Big Leg Emma 11 -Envelopes 12 -Disco Boy Disc 2 13 -I Promise Not To Come In Your Mouth 14 -Wild Love 15 -Titties 'n Beer 16 -The Black Page 17 -Jones Crusher 18 -Broken Hearts Are For Assholes 19 -Punky's Whips 20 -Camarillo Brillo 21 -Muffin Man -
Studio 10 - Well, this is a rarity! Not only has this flown completely below most collectors radars, but it also qualifies as being a perfect recording…and it doesn’t necessarily begin as such (although I’d still rate it a 9.8), it becomes one. Why is that? Because it has all the elements of greatness and not just the audio quality. Eric is heard here in a more jazzy setting, with players who are well versed in music theory and are top shelf players in their own right – maybe it pushes Clapton to explore more deeply, and he does…although he still manages to make it more bluesy which to me is really cool because it gives these sessions the swing that can be sometimes absent in technical jazz. This obviously was let out on purpose, the recordings are too clean and if indeed they are rehearsals, they are very dialed in and sounding more like an album is being recorded. But if you listen super closely, there are moments where you can just hear the faintest of mic bleed through and it seems to be the kind of talk, or “shouts” that you might hear during a soundcheck or rehearsal. This is a highly recommended listen to anyone who wants to hear Eric Clapton at his tastiest best. Eric Clapton Legends Flawless (Studio) Rehearsals S.I.R. Rehearsal Studios Hollywood, CA June 1997 Disc 1 1. -Snakes 2. -Marcus #1 3. -Marcus #1 4. -Full house 5. -Full house 6. -Ruthie 7. -Ruthie 8. -Put It Where You Want 9. -Suggestions 10. -Peeper Disc 2 1. -Going Down Slow 2. -I Got You I Feel Good 3. -Silver Rain 4. -Layla 5. -Rock Me Baby 6. -Jelly Roll THE BAND Marcus Miller Bass Eric Clapton Guitar, Vocals David Sanborn Saxophone Joe Sample Keyboards, Piano Steve Gadd Drums -
Audience 8.8 One of the better sounding tapes from this period, and what’s notable about this show is the live debut of six songs from Aladdin Sane (predating the actual release of the album). About the sound – the live mix does not favor the vocals much, although audible and not murky they are not front and center – but guitar most certainly is and hurrah for that! David Bowie Radio City Music Hall New York,NY 1973-02-15 Disc One 01. Musical Intro 02. Hang On To Yourself 03. Ziggy Stardust 04. Changes 05. Soul Love 06. John, I'm Only Dancing 07. Drive In Saturday 08. Five Years 09. Space Oddity 10. My Death 11. The Supermen 12. Aladdin Sane (1913-1938-197?) 13. Panic In Detoit 14. Moonage Daydream 15. The Width Of A Circle 16. Time Disc Two 01. Let's Spend The Night Together 02. Watch That Man 03. Suffragette City 04. Rock 'N' Roll Suicide Kingston Polytechnic London, UK 6th May 1972 05. Queen Bitch 06. Song For Bob Dylan 07. Changes 08. Starman 09. Amsterdam 10. I Feel Free 11. White Light/White Heat 12. Got To Get A Job Top Of The Pops (intro by Jimmy Saville) 13. John, I'm Only Dancing official release 14. John, I'm Only Dancing (Again) Radio City Music Hall New York,NY 1973-02-14 15. The Jean Genie -
Studio 9.7 - Super clean and professional studio recordings make for one absolutely stellar listening experience. A winner by all accounts! Bob Marley - The Santana Secret Tape (no, Santana does not play on any of this!) Disc 1 01 Keep On Moving (Dub Take 1) 02 Keep On Moving (Dub Take 2) 03 Marcia - Got To Lead The West.. 04 Waiting In Vain (Live) 05 Rebel Music (Live) 06 Instrumental 07 Revolution (Take 1) 08 Revolution (Take 2) Disc 2 01 Pimpers Paradise (Dub) 02 So Much Trouble (Instrumental) 03 Forever Loving Jah (Instrumental) 04 Bad Card (Version) 05 Real Situation (Alternate) 06 Crisis (Version) 07 Buffalo Soldier (Dub) 08 Rebel Music (Instrumental Take 3) 09 Buffalo Soldier (Dub Mix 2) 10 One Love (Dub Take 2) 11 One Love (Dub Take 3) -
Audience 9.0 - This is a pretty famous recording of the full on assault of the Rolling Thunder Revue in all its glory. A good, clear tape with a tiny touch of tape saturation due to the taper being so close but it’s great nonetheless. It’s not distorted in that sense, it’s just a strong sound coming at you which actually benefits the experience because you feel the energy of the event in a visceral way. Great stuff! BOB DYLAN Fort Worth Attack Volume 2 Tarrant County Convention Center Arena Fort Worth, TX May 16, 1976 Disc 1 1. Vincent van Gogh 2. Maggie's Farm 3. One Too Many Mornings 4. Mozambique 5. Isis BOB DYLAN & JOAN BAEZ 6. Blowin' In The Wind 7. Railroad Boy 8. Deportees 9. I Pity The Poor Immigrant BOB DYLAN 10. Shelter From The Storm 11. I Threw It All Away 12. Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again 13. Oh Sister 14. You're A Big Girl Now Disc 2 1. Lay Lady Lay 2. Silver Mantis 3. Going Going Gone 4. Idiot Wind 5. Knockin' On Heaven's Door 6. Gotta Travel On Bob Dylan - vocal, guitar, Scarlet Rivera - violin, Bob Neuwirth - guitar, T-Bone J. Henry Burnett - guitar, Roger McGuinn - guitar, Steven Soles - guitar, Mick Ronson - guitar, David Mansfield - steel guitar, violin, mandolin Rob Stoner - bass, Howie Wyeth - drums -
Audience 9.0 - This is a pretty famous recording of the full on assault of the Rolling Thunder Revue in all its glory. A good, clear tape with a tiny touch of tape saturation due to the taper being so close but it’s great nonetheless. It’s not distorted in that sense, it’s just a strong sound coming at you which actually benefits the experience because you feel the energy of the event in a visceral way. Great stuff! BOB DYLAN Fort Worth Attack Volume 1 Tarrant County Convention Center Arena Fort Worth, TX May 16, 1976 Disc 1 1. Cindy - Bob Neuwirth 2. Flint Hill Special 3. Mad Man - Steven Soles 4. Foreign Love - T-Bone Burnett 5. Too Good To Be Wasted - Rob Stoner 6. Is There Life On Mars? - Mick Ronson 7. Here Come The Blues - T-Bone Burnett 8. Alabama Dark - Bob Neuwirth 9. They Had To Move Away - Bob Neuwirth 10. Battle Of New Orleans - Bob Neuwirth JONI MITCHELL 11. Black Crow 12. Song For Sharon Disc 2 ROGER McGUINN 1. Turn! Turn! Turn! 2. Jolly Roger 3. Lover Of The Bayou 4. Chestnut Mare JOAN BAEZ 5. Do Right Woman 6. El Preso Numero Nueve 7. Forever Young 8. The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down 9. Sweeter For Me 10. Dancing In The Street 11. Diamonds And Rust KINKY FRIEDMAN 12. Rock And Roll Across The USA 13. Dear Abbie 14. Lasso From El Paso BOB DYLAN 15. Mr. Tambourine Man 16. It Ain't Me Babe Bob Dylan - vocal, guitar, Scarlet Rivera - violin, Bob Neuwirth - guitar, T-Bone J. Henry Burnett - guitar, Roger McGuinn - guitar, Steven Soles - guitar, Mick Ronson - guitar, David Mansfield - steel guitar, violin, mandolin Rob Stoner - bass, Howie Wyeth - drums -
Studio 8.8 - This is a band recorded project obviously. Like it was done on a boom box, but a good boom box because you can just tell it was loud in the room and it’s not ideal but it gets the job done. So, it’s a tad overdriven in a good way – raw, and loud, and VAN HALEN in about as real a way as it could be. Very fun to listen to and classic fly on the wall stuff. VAN HALEN 1979 Tour Rehearsals 1 -Running with the devil 2 -On Fire 3 -Bass 4 -Your No Good 5 -Talking 6 -Bass - Drums 7 -Bright lights Big City 8 -Somebody get Me a Doctor 9 -Light up the Sky 10 -Dave Talks 11 -Dance the Night Away 12 -Beautiful Girls 13 -Eddie Guitar Solo Jam - Sound Check 14 -Eddie Acoustic Jam Home Demo 15 -Bass and Drums 1 16 -Bass And Drums 2 17 -Bass And Drums 3 18 -Bass And Drums 4 19 -Bass And Drums 5 -
Pro Studio 9.8 - A better collection there never was. Perfect, and I don’t just mean sound quality, I also mean the work itself. A MUST have! Traveling Wilburys "Family Tree Volume II" 1. -Handle With Care 2. -Every Little Thing 3. -Walk Away 4. -You Got It 5. -This Is Love 6. -California Blue 7. -The Trembler 8. -I Won't Back Down 9. -Devil's Radio 10. -Fish In The Sand 11. -Got My Mind Set On You 12. -I Drove All Night 13. -End Of The Line I 14. -Dirty World 15. -Rattled 16. -Last Night 17. -Congratulations 18. -Heading For The Light 19. -End Of The Line II -
Audience 9.3 - A very bright sounding tape, good clarity, and good depth of sound especially the toms, vocals, and a rather brassy but classy bass. Aside from any soundboards out there, this tour is worth re-examining and having very strong tapes to enjoy again is truly appreciated and you will love this one. Yes The Forum Inglewood, CA March 28, 1984 Disc 1 01 Cinema 02 Leave It 03 Yours Is No Disgrace 04 Hold On 05 Hearts 06 Soon 07 Make It Easy 08 Owner Of A Lonely Heart 09 It Can Happen Disc 2 10 Long Distance Runaround 11 Whitefish 12 Amazing Grace 13 City of Love 14 Starship Trooper 15 Roundabout